Title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis in a patient with a left ventricle assist device: a case report and brief review of the literature (with video)
Authors and Affiliations : Takehiko Hanaki, Teppei Sunaguchi, Keisuke Goto, Masaki Morimoto, Yuki Murakami, Naruo Tokuyasu, Shuichi Takano, Teruhisa Sakamoto, Toshimichi Hasegawa, and Yoshiyuki Fujiwara.
Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
Corresponding author : Takehiko Hanaki, MD, PhD (ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4008-0207)
Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
Address : 36-1, Nishi-cho, Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Tel : +81-859-38-6567
Email :hanaki-ttr@umin.ac.jp
Key words: Left ventricular assist device, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Acute cholecystitis, Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage